Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Pentium N6415

Processor comparisons   29-07-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Intel Pentium N6415 and see which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Furmark, SuperPi, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, 3DMark, PassMark, Blender, Prime95, RealBench, Handbrake, MATLAB, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Cyberpunk 2077
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valheim
Halo Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
Last Man Standing
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Rainbow Six Siege

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium N6415 or Intel Pentium Silver N5030.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Pentium Silver N5030

50%

Pentium N6415

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium N6415 is 1% better than Pentium Silver N5030. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver N5030

50%

Pentium N6415

50%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	89.4
Valorant	101.7	101.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	56.9
Apex Legends	95.6	95.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	76.2
Overwatch	82.4	82.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	70.1
DOOM Eternal	50.9	50.8
Warzone	79.3	79.3
Assassin's Creed	85.4	85.4
Valheim	84.4	84.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Silver N5030

295%

Pentium N6415

378%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium N6415 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Silver N5030 since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 6W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Pentium N6415
Cinbench 15 Single-core	91	122
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	265	440
Cinbench 20 Single-core	347	207
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	590	679
Cinbench 23 Single-core	356	514
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1312	1896

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Pentium N6415
Single-Core	1321	1976
Multi-Core	2657	3840

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Pentium N6415
Single-Core	531	681
Multi-Core	1479	1416

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	Intel Pentium N6415
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	January 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Embedded
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1493
Core name	Gemini Lake Refresh	Elkhart Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	7
Turbo Frequency	3.1 MHz	3 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	1.2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB
Max. Memory	8 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
Overclocking	yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium N6415 is 8% better than Pentium Silver N5030 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver N5030 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium N6415 is better: 13
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and Intel Pentium N6415 before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium Silver N5030 specs and review.

Intel Pentium N6415 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium N6415 specs and review.